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Florence Lewis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0019
Scope and Contents This collection contains material related to the library at Sangamon State University and alternative education programs. It is divided into four series: Sangamon State University Library, Sangamon State University Classes, Instructional Services Librarians: The Sangamon State Experience, and Alternative Education. Materials include memoranda, correspondence, reports, administrative files, instructional material, and scholarly articles. Series I: Sangamon State University...
Dates: 1956-1990

Forbes, Lydia b. 1922: Memoir

 Collection — Container: Folders
Identifier: O-F744
Scope and Contents

Mrs. Forbes discusses her life in a Quaker family and recalls work at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois and its development from 1949 to 1986. She also discusses WWII as the wife of a conscientious objector, her work during the war at a mental hospital, living in England, and her recollections of Ecuador. Also mentions Adlai Stevenson, the Depression, and Japanese internment camps.

104 pp. Interview by Chester Rhodes, 1986 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Foreman, Helen Louise Cleary (1904-1991): Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-F761*
Scope and Contents Foreman, teacher and former Mayor of Jacksonville, Illinois, discusses her early life in Jacksonville: family, her father's teaching career with the deaf, friends and neighbors, neighborhoods and parks, early education and Routt High School, homemade foods, home life, summer vacations in Michigan, and streetcars and automobiles. She discusses attending Illinois College, classmates there, WWI homefront, discrimination against Catholics and blacks, and Jacksonville businesses. 15...
Dates: Created: 1989 - 1991

Forsyth, Don b. 1908: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-F775
Scope and Contents ADLAI E. STEVENSON II Forsyth, close friend and political ally of Adlai Stevenson, recalls their relationship over the years: Stevenson's presidential campaigns, governorship, and cabinet appointments; serving on the Illinois Veterans Commission; and the Democratic party and its activity in Sangamon County. He also discusses his political career and his support of Paul Douglas in his senatorial campaign of 1948. 1 tape, 90 mins., 25 pp. Interview by Stephen Bean, 1975 OPEN...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Fowler, Naomi: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-F829
Scope and Contents

SPRINGFIELD INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COMMISSION Fowler, a member of the Commission, recalls her co-workers, the Commission's goals, as well as the work they performed in Springfield.

1 tape, 30 mins., 9 pp. Interview by Byron Booth, 1991 OPEN

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Frain, Susan: Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-F843*
Scope and Contents

Frain discusses growing up in an Irish Catholic family in St. Louis; St. Louis University and Washington University; work in Springfield, Illinois for the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence; rape and violence against women; the Equal Rights Amendment; peace activities; and living in Nicaragua: culture, religion, and government.

3 tapes, 200 mins. Interview by Peggy Boyer, 1986 OPEN: Narrator reserves right to review edited transcript. See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Francis, Earleen Allen b. ca. 1915: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-F847
Scope and Contents Francis, member of the Army Nurse Corps stationed in the Philippines, discusses her experiences during WWII as a prisoner of war of the Japanese army at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. She recalls the conditions and treatment of prisoners, and the events of her imprisonment. She also discusses her early life in Kentucky and Southern Illinois: family and social life, domestic and social aspects of her adolescence, early nursing career in Chicago and Oklahoma; life in the...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Frasco, William (1889-1979): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-F861
Scope and Contents

ITALIAN-AMERICANS PROJECT William Frasco, Italian-American, discusses operating a grocery store in Riverton, Illinois, and recalls stories from the Prohibition years and the mine wars of the 1930's.

1 tape, 35 mins., 12 pp. Interview by John Bucari, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Frazee, Howard (1904-1985): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-F869
Scope and Contents Frazee, civil engineer, discuses family, childhood and adolescence, early forms of transportation in Springfield, streetcars, trolleys, interurbans, and automobiles; school years, WWI, social life of the 1920's, birthday celebrations, and family vacations. He also talks about his father's dental practice, an uncle's medical practice, his own engineering training, early jobs, work for the railroad, paving Springfield's streets, work at Camp Butler, Civilian Conservation Corps, surveying work,...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Frederick, Dave (1912-1984): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-F873
Scope and Contents

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Frederick, member of the First Congregational Church, recalls the church's destruction by fire in 1956, support from the Temple B'rith Sholom, and the fundraising and groundbreaking of the new church building. Also discussed are the various events held at the church, the choir, and Sunday school.

2 tapes, 99 mins., 24 pp. Interview by Henry Russel, 1980 OPEN See collateral file: see Mabel Byerly file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

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Records 230
Papers 154
Correspondence 139
Reports 136
Sangamon State University 87
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Minutes 66
Newspaper Clippings 59
Flyers/Brochures 54
Photographs 45
Agendas 39
Audio Tapes 39
Committee 38
Newsletters 35
Programs 32
Press Releases 30
Letters 29
President's Office 26
University Assembly 23
Memorabilia 21
Speeches 16
Academic Affairs 15
Course Materials 15
Surveys 15
Higher Education 14
Posters 14
Reel to Reel Tapes 14
University of Illinois at Springfield 14
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Videotapes 13
Slides 12
Faculty Senate 11
Photocopies 11
Bills 10
Budget 10
Newspapers 10
Transcripts 10
Community relations 9
Workshop Materials 9
Maps 8
Resolutions 8
Awards 7
Sheet Music 7
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Studies, analyses, policies 7
Audio CDs 6
Calendars 6
Class Schedules 6
Clayville Rural Life Center 6
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Prints 6
Scrapbook 6
Staff 6
General Assembly 5
Springfield, Illinois 5
Blueprints 4
Board of Regents 4
Contact Sheets 4
Ledgers 4
Microfilm 4
Universities and colleges--Faculty. 4
Capital budget 3
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Education--History 3
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Illinois--politics and government 3
Illinois. Board of Higher Education 3
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 2
Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 2
Midwestern United States 2
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Language
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Academic Affairs 150
President/Chancellor 71
Waggoner, Horace Q. 58
Davis, G. Cullom 48
Knoepfle, John 47
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Herndon, Barbara 41
Corley, Kevin 34
Sangamon State University 26
Student Services 26
Cherniavsky, Nick 24
McPherson, Negil L. (Reverend) 24
Bucari, John 23
Library 22
Williams, James D. 21
Bradley, C. Arthur 17
University Legal Counsel 17
Immel, Marilyn Huff 16
Russel, Henry 16
Faculty Senate 15
Educational Leadership Program 14
Taylor, Marjorie 14
Center for the Study of Middle Size Cities 13
Eberle, Eugenia 13
Kniss, Glenn 13
McCarthy, B. David 13
Saner, Josephine B. 13
Armbruster, Sandra Britz 12
University Relations 12
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) 12
Hill, Charles 11
Kwedar, Melinda 11
Canterbury, Elizabeth 10
Ortman, William 10
Streitmatter, Rodger 10
Moore, Linda 9
Rhodes, Rex 9
University Relations/Campus Relations 9
Bomke, Virginia 8
Haynes, Judith 8
Horne, Debbie Springer 8
Klusmeyer, Margaret M. 8
University Assembly 8
Vrooman, John E. 8
Booth, Byron 7
Boyer, Peggy 6
Dillon, Mary Ann 6
Golden, Rhonda 6
Mendelsohn, Syma 6
Planning and Development Office 6
SSU Foundation 6
Stout, Jane 6
Waggaman, P.J. 6
Alexander, Brian 5
Business and Administrative Services 5
Campbell, H. Dean 5
Dean of Innovative and Experimental Studies 5
Environmental Studies Program 5
Giesecke, G. Ernst 5
Howarth, Nelson O. 5
Illinois Board of Regents 5
Keiser, John 5
Leamons, Leslie 5
Literature Program 5
MacLean, Kay 5
Welchans, Richard S. 5
Wells, Sara 5
Williams, Elvera L. 5
Bone, Rosalyn L. 4
Breiseth, Christopher 4
Butler, Homer L. 4
Camp, Dennis 4
Cockrell, John 4
Hasara, Karen 4
Headrick, John 4
Hunt, Nancy 4
Institute for Public Affairs 4
Institutional Research Office 4
Jett, Linda S. 4
Knepler, Jane E. 4
Krause, Ron 4
Krohe, Jim 4
Lennon, Mike 4
Marshall, Shirley 4
Nachtwey, Matthew R. 4
Oblinger, Carl 4
Public Administration Program 4
Rountree, Georgia P. 4
Schramm, Mike 4
Smith, Anna May 4
Student Senate 4
Television Office 4
Townsend, Mike (Townsend, Michael Patrick) 4
University of Illinois 4
Van Lieshout, David 4
Wilson, Clifford Keith III 4
Affirmative Action Office 3
Alepra, Michael E. 3
Alumni Association 3
Anderson, Marilyn 3
Bean, Stephen 3
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